On 4 November at 16:15 Rain Soosaar will defend his doctoral thesis "The Process of Secularization in Rural Communes of Estonia and Latvia (1920-40). Case Studies of Lutheran–Majority Parishes" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Religious Studies).
The interdisciplinary seminar focuses on the role that cultural heritage and culture have in sustainable development – as well as on the challenges that the societies are facing in this regard.
Ester Oras, Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry and Archaeology at the University of Tartu, has received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
27. septembril kell 14.15 kaitseb Manuel Moreno Tovar doktoritööd „Rethinking intralingual translation and exploring its interface with censorship, manipulation, and controversy“.
On 5 September, one of the world’s leading moral philosophers, Professor Jeff McMahan from the University of Oxford, will give a public lecture on the ethics of killing and just war theory. His lecture marks the publication of a special issue of a philosophy journal focused on the Russia-Ukraine war. The event will be held from 16:00 to 18:00 in White Hall at the University of Tartu Museum.
13. septembril kell 12.15 kaitseb Valerii Otiakovskii doktoritööd „Микроистория сообщества формалистов: Кабинет современной литературы при ГИИИ (1927-1930)“ („Formalistide ühenduse mikroajalugu: Kaasaegse Kirjanduse Kabinet (1927–1930)“).